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Ex-gang members plan to 'build a mayberry' at George Floyd Square

George Floyd
Posted at 5:28 PM, Apr 23, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-23 19:28:55-04

Even with the end of the Derek Chauvin trial, and as attention again wanes from Minneapolis, the community that occupies the intersection where George Floyd died is as determined as ever to keep his memory alive there.

They're planning for George Floyd Square's next chapter and trying to be a model for a future without traditional policing.

Police are nowhere to be found in George Floyd Square. In fact, they aren't welcome.

A group is trying to prove peace is possible without them.